Introducing TechConsumer Price Drops: Amazon Price Drop Tracker
by Paul Ellis
In my “spare time” I coded up something that I thought would be of interest for all the TechConsumer readers out there; we are calling it TechConsumer Price Drops (see widget in the sidebar). Basically, our server continually tracks the change in prices at Amazon.com to find the products that have had a significant price drop recently, like a PC-free cordless Skype phone (25% price drop), a Garmin GPS unit (15% price drop), or a Pioneer 1080p upscaling DVD player (13% price drop).
It’s always nice to find products that are marked down off the list price, but most products online are already discounted. How do you know if it is an especially good deal? The idea is for this price drop listing to inform you of products that were recently selling online for a significantly higher price. The top price drops are in the sidebar on the right. Also, you can view the full list by clicking on this link or the “More Price Drops” link at the bottom of the sidebar widget.
For now I’ve limited the price drop listing to certain categories that seem most relevant to readers of TechConsumer (i.e., consumer electronics and computers). But that could change if I hear of any interest for this kind of service for other types of products. Let me know what you think in the comments.
5 Comments 
February 18th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
As I’ve mentioned before, Amazon is where I do most of my online shopping anyway. So it’s nice to have this kind of information available.
February 18th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
That’s why I did it with Amazon first. They sell almost anything, usually for a very good price.
February 18th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
I saw this when I checked the site this morning and was wondering if there was gonna be a ‘press release’. Very cool feature!
February 19th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Very cool. Nice work.
March 18th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Here is another site I usually use. It works very well.
http://www.nukeprice.com